2013 – Awarded Fellow status in the Health Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America

2013 – International Asociation of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Achievement Award for significant contributions in the advancement of the scientific practice of forensic nursing through research and publications

2012 – Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

2010 – Faculty Affiliate, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, The Pennsylvania State University